Learning how to stop worrying and surrender is a game changer in how free you feel. Worry is a beast; the ego mind’s way of grasping onto outcome, control, expectations, and letting fears run rampant.
Surrender is the answer to stop the war inside your own fretful mind.
When we don’t keep our worries in check, we struggle to feel our fullest. Worry is the mind’s preoccupations with potential deleterious scenarios and that keep us away from the reality of what is. It also distances us from our desires, and lowers our vibrational output. Much of the things we worry about don’t actually exist and never come to. Not to mention cause of undue suffering if we let ourselves get swept away by them.
Learning to stop worrying and surrendering to your life’s unfolding is an act of spiritual liberation.
Here’s what helps:
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Faith:
The spiritual path is composed of healing from any of the internal experiences that keep you disconnected from yourself. Worry comes from fear. It is not your truth, or your authentic core. It IS an indication of a need to heal. Faith helps you align with your path. It provides the recognition that every experience supports your evolution. When you know this deeply, not only is there no real need for worry but there is also your ability to USE worry to learn more about who you are, and what you need to heal.
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Practices:
Engage in practices that support a soothed mind and body. You are your best when you are calm and at peace. Self-care and self-management can help. Consider more ceremonies to ground yourself. Light candles, use essential oils, exercise, meditate, breathe. Using rituals and practices are helpful at facilitating the process of surrender and quieting the fret. I use resources like the Insight Timer app, daily teachings from A Course in Miracles, Instagram posts, and audio books to help me stay reminded of practices that help anchor me.
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Self-Trust:
You need to be able to trust yourself to let go of worry and surrender to your life’s path. Worry comes from fear that something will happen that we don’t want to. It will help to do your own inner work to love yourself, and trust that you can have, be, and do all that you want. Heal from everything that gets in the way of that. Surrender is trust yourself and your path. Anything less than that creates fertile ground for worry and grasping. Self-trust can be achieved through self-examination, detailed below.
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Self-Examination:
Exploring who you are and what is contributing to your worry helps! It can feel scary for many to take the deep dive into their dynamic internal worlds. It’s required to release yourself of the grip of worry, and to learn what it truly means to be in surrender. Some questions you might consider asking yourself for reflection: “Where does this worry originate?” “What is it telling me about how I feel about myself and what will happen in my life?” “Am I carrying this worry unnecessarily?” “Is it lingering from intergenerational and ancestral trauma?” “In what way is it protecting me, and what will help me let go?” “What do I need to feel safe in myself?”
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Purpose:
Knowing that you are here for a purposeful reason and aligning yourself with that will help you eliminate any and all worry, and surrender to the unfolding of your life’s mission. We all need to feel meaningful in our lives; we need to express what we’re here to do. Uncovering that in yourself is crucial. When you know that you are here to fulfill a purpose, to give to the world and others in ways only you can, you allow for space. Your worried mind has less to grab hold of, and you can let go, knowing that each step you take is in the direction of your embodied purpose.
If you’re struggling with worry and can’t seem to surrender to let your path light the way, consider getting help. A therapist, intuitive healer, community group, yoga class, or spiritual center can help you heal. You can always reach out to me directly too.
And, if you want more on how to live life happily, fearlessly, and free check out my free guide here.
